Contrast Shower Challenge

This monthly challenge is really going to test you mentally as well as physically.  So before I tell you the benefits of this challenge let me clarify what a contrast shower is for those of you that may not be familiar. A contrast shower quite simply is alternating a shower temperature between hot and cold …

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Ironclad Workout 4

Warm Up800m (0.5 mile) @ Easy pace or 150 Side Straddle Hops – Conversational pace and can breath out of your nose only.10 LBAC, 10 Huggy Bears, 10 Abe Vagodas, 10 Grass Pickers, 30 second Plank, 10 Merkins, 10 Peter Parkers, 10 Monkey Humpers, 10 Ankle Rolls per side Super Set SpectacularNote: It would benefit …

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The 300 Workout

F3 Blast Furnace, Reeves Park, Phoenixville, PA Moved to the “Tunnel of Pain” – Phoenixville High School Q : Dial-Up PAX : 8 Conditions : Heavy rain, 43 degrees Warm-up Stretches Arm circles (Side, front up high above head) 100 – Side Straddle Hops (Jumping Jacks) Grass pickers Imperial Walkers The Workout Round 1 25 – Balls to …

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Cold Rain Workout

Warm up SS hops, Grass pickers,  Abe Vagotas, Murkins, Shoulder taps,  Mountain Climbers, and LBCs in Cadence. Followed by some trunk rolls and stretches OYO. the “ Thang “ 4 Rounds of doing getting down 15 yards to the middle of the pavilion, doing an exercise then returned to the starting point the same way …

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Rainy Day Workout at the Grill

We unanimously agreed – we’re nuts! What sane man would roll out of bed on a rainy Saturday morning to go out into a wet, cold, dismal park to do burpees? Furthermore, what sane man would go to a wet, cold, dark, lonely park to meet other men who are suspected to be insane? I …

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Blazing Trails

Conditions:  God delivered us into rain, steady downfall, with a temperature of 37 degrees. Thang:  Four HIM’s braved the conditions and left the fartsack to attend the ruck that started at the Shimerville Road parking lot. Dynamite wanted to accomplish 3.7 miles (misrepresentation of what the usual ruck is) in 53 minutes. The HIM’s that …

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FLORA and the Little Beast

We practiced SHARED LEADERSHIP this morning – Dynamite led warmorama, Quadzilla took the Thang, and Mani took COT. Weather couldn’t have been better for VQ, 37 degrees, torrential down pours, and 15+ mph winds. Warmorama – planned ahead to target major muscle groups used in the Thang. Mosey to the theatre with coupons to soak …

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Busted Wilson and Snappy

My beloved homemade med ball Wilson sprung a leak at first drop at the pavilion confirming duct tape can NOT fix everything. I think the cold got to him. Anyway, he did manage to tough out the workout in good F3 style. 5 core principles and disclaimer given and accepted with AYE WOR SSH, Seal …

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Motivation at 14 degrees

Warm up 100 yard jog, followed by SS hops, Diamond  Murkins , Grass pickers, Abe Vagotas in cadence the “ Thang “ Ran a total of 3.4 miles . Worked on increasing our pace and finishing Strong. finished with some stretching exercises. Counorama, NameOrama and Circle of trust.

The Dragons Kept Us Warm!

5 #HIM met in the 18 degree Phoenixville gloom where it appeared the pilot light was out at the Blast Furnace! No worries, as promised over the Twittersphere, if we brought our Imagination then we’d have Dragons to keep us warm! COP To Warmup: Running in Place: Regular then High Knees then Butt Kickers Imperial …

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